News

News from the past 60 days. Please visit the News Archive for news items from the past 60-180 days.

• Announcing the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Grant Program - Year Seven
  Apr 22, 2008 -- The Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) will offer a seventh year of funding for their rural health grant program.

• Conference Brings Together American Indian Health Researchers
  Apr 9, 2008 -- The sixth annual American Indian Health Research Conference will take place on Friday, April 18, at the University of North Dakota (UND) Memorial Union.

• Small Hospitals Receive Grants Through UND Center for Rural Health Program
  Apr 9, 2008 -- Fifteen rural North Dakota communities will benefit from grants given to small hospitals through the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) administered through the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

• Awards Honor Rural and Public Health
  Mar 27, 2008 -- Several awards were presented to rural and public health providers, volunteers and organizations recently at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health held in Fargo.

• New North Dakota Rural Health Association: Kick-off Meeting Set for March 26 in Fargo
  Mar 25, 2008 -- A new coalition of rural health officials has banded together to speak "with one voice" on issues affecting rural health care.

• Cooperstown One of Two Sites in N.D. to Host Community Forum on Rural Health Care
  Mar 24, 2008 -- The Cooperstown Medical Center has been selected as one of two sites in North Dakota to host a community forum on the future of rural health care, facilitated by the University of North Dakota (UND) Center for Rural Health.

Updates

• Rural Health Updates - This email-only twice monthly publication distributes information on news, opportunities, publications, resources, events, staff news and a monthly feature article. The News Flash serves as a stop-gap measure with such high time-sensitivity that it cannot wait for the next publication of the CRH Update. 
• Flex Updates contain information relevant to rural hospitals such as new initiatives, funding, legislative and other areas of interest. Additionally, specific information related to the North Dakota Flex Program are highlighted in this communication, such as available technical assistance.